Pile fabric



May 5, 192.5. 1,536,975

H; RUEGG, JR

PILE FABRIC .Filed Jan. 12. 1925 INVENTUR Hf/v/ev /Ea/EGG Je.

A TTOHNE YS using the'pile fabric wherein comparatively short piling is provided and at the same time` Patented May 5, l25.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY RUEGGQJR.; or WEEHAWKEN, NEW JERSEY.

To all whom it may `'con/cem 'y f Be it known that I, Hnnmvv Ronce, Jr., a citizenof the United States, and a resident of VVeehawken (Kingswoods), in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, havey invented a ne-w and Improved Pile Fabric,`

` f which the following is a full, clear, and

i rlihis invention relates to fabric e l,ticularly to what isknownas pile fabric exact description. y

and parand has for an object to provide an impro-ved Construction wherein the pile is cutand the cut parts held inv :inefficient manner.

Another object' of the invention is to pro-- vide. avpile fabric for rugs and other-articles i an effective structure presented whereby the x contracted in one direction.

Figure 3 is an edge view ot'l partof ythe` structure shown in Figure 2 illustrating how the ends of the pile thread extend upwardly to produce the desired. pile effect. y

In providing apile fabric according to the present invention, a regular woven fabric is utilized consisting of the usual warp 'threads l and weft threads 2. As indicated in Figure l, there is woven into the fabric apile thread 3 in a well known manner so that the thread will pass over a.v weft thread under al warp vthread and then overa second weftl thread onthe opposite sideof the warp thread. It will thus be noted that Vthe pile thread is alternately on opposite sides of its companionv warp thread-and continually resting on top of the various weft threads so that when it is-cutaccording to the present inventiona very' efective holding structure is produced as indicated more particularly in Figures Qiand. e' v l From the bottom yportion of Figurel, it will be seen that `according to the present invention the lowermost pile thread 3 is cut atv points 4 while`- the next thread is cut at points 5y which.y is half way between points 1l. The third pile thread from the bottom is cut in line with points 4. The next pile thread 3 is out opposite the pointsy 5 and so v:PILE FABRIC.

...Application filed aanpaiy 12, i923. serial No. 612,304.

on for the full width of the fabric. The showing inFigure l is very much distended while 'the showing. in Figure 2 is distended longitudinally somewhat to illustrate the appearance of the-pile after it has been cut. As

clearly indicated in Figures 2 and 3, the va- -rious sections of the pile thread are provided with two ups'tanding legs or sections 6 and these legs extend downwardly and under one of the warp threads l landthen overa weft thread. As the weft threads are forced into close proximityin the finished fabric, the upstanding legs 6 of one section will press against the opstanding legs ot the next section so that the various sections co-act to hold each other in place and yto make effective the holding structurey produced by the way each section 'gis looped. This construction and arrangement is such that if one ot the legs 6 is pulled upwardly with the intention of removing that par'- lticular section of pile thread, suliicient friction will usually be provided by the way the partsare looped as to prevent the removal ot the pile. legs 6 is pulled upwardly, the stra-in will be around the lower half of the weft thread and then over the upper half et the warp threadand finally over the lower half ojt' thev same weft thread. This change `otdirection ot the-thread produces such a triction that usually the legs 6 would be pulled in half or broken before that part of the pile fabric would be removed. It will thus be seen that the pile is by a. simpleholding` structure,l held firmly in place and, consequently, will present an extremely desirable ,i finished article.

lhat I claim is v l l A pile fabric, comprising a fabric body having warp and weft threads. and a pile thread for each warp thread, said pile threads being'arranged in pairs and passing over each second weft thread at adjacent points and intermediate weft threads `at spaced points withtwo warp threads therebetween, said pile threads being severed at each. alternate weft thread, onepile thread being severed adjacent one weft thread a nd the next pile thread being severed at the next weft thready so that the point of severing of the respective pile threads will be oft'- set.

HENRY RUEGG, JR.

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